Ingredients

Capers are the small flower buds of the Capparis shrub, which grows in the Mediterranean. As…

a little lemon zest

1 baking potato

oil

Method

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub a little oil and seasoning over the potatoes, then bake on a baking sheet for 25 mins. Turn down the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and bake for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins more until the flesh is tender and the skin crisp and golden. For a quicker option, prick a potato with a fork. Wrap in a sheet of kitchen paper and microwave on High for 8-10 mins until soft inside. For crisp skin, rub with a little oil, then flash under a hot grill, turning often. To serve, slice a cross in the centre, squeeze the base to ‘pop’ the top, then choose your favourite filling.

For the salmon and soft cheese filling, mix 50g light soft cheese with a squeeze lemon juice and seasoning. Pile into a jacket potato and flake 1 hot-smoked salmon fillet on top. Sprinkle with 1 heaped tsp capers and a little lemon zest.

Recipe Tip

Smoky bacon beans

Dice 4 smoked streaky bacon rashers
and 1 onion, then fry until the onion is
soft. Stir in 2 x 400g cans baked beans
and 1 tsp each brown sugar, mild chilli
powder and paprika. Warm through and
divide between 4 jacket potatoes. Top
each with a dollop of soured cream
and a few snipped chives.

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Comments, questions and tips

These jacket potatoes are delicious!! I rubbed them with coconut oil before baking and then ate them with beetroot hummus and spinach.

ge0jane

16th Dec, 2013

Really good. Have also tried this with baby new potatoes but cooked at 180degrees (fan) for 30 minutes. Great with sour cream and chives!

thefoodwriter

2nd Sep, 2013

As potatoes come in different sizes and weights it would be helpful to know the cooking times for size, ie;275g for 1.5 hrs etc

astronamy

31st Dec, 2010

5.05

I followed this recipe but used a different topping of cheese, red onion and chilli and I had rubbed the potato with olive oil with thyme and it really gave it a yummy flavour and the skin was super crispy and the inside was light and fluffy and delicious.
I loved this so much I'm making it again tonight!

ps72339

7th Dec, 2010

5.05

Perfect jacket potatoes : )

stumpymoose

25th May, 2014

How do you stop the kitchen paper catching fire in the oven?

Sannus

9th May, 2015

5.05

I just put the potatoes into an oven dish, not paper.

goodfoodteam

2nd Jun, 2014

Hi there. Once you have microwaved the potato you need to remove the kitchen paper.

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